[NSRCA-discussion] Acceptable use policy for the list...

Thu Oct 7 06:40:18 AKDT 2010

I'm confident that the schedules created by the previous Sequence Committee
has a lot to do with it. The trick now is to keep the class transitions and
difficulty levels the same as they are now. The quickest way to lose a new
Sportsman pilot is to make Intermediate too big of a jump in difficulty
level.

Verne

From: nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org
[mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org] On Behalf Of Atwood, Mark
Sent: Thursday, October 07, 2010 9:34 AM
To: General pattern discussion
Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Acceptable use policy for the list...

It has to be a cycle.   Our area (D4) use to be a hotbed for pattern in the
80's but through the 90's and aught's we saw a very steady decline in
participation.  But the last 3-4 years has seen a resurgence of pattern
activity and a host of new participants.   We still have a large masters
class of long time competitors, but our contests now have a solid contingent
of Sportsman and Intermediates showing up to many contests.  Our district
champs had 10 in Advanced.   A combination of long time old blood, some new
advancements from Intermediate, and some former participants that are coming
back to the scene.

I have NO idea what triggered this, but I like it J

-Mark

Mark Atwood

Paragon Consulting, Inc.  |  President

5885 Landerbrook Drive Suite 130, Cleveland Ohio, 44124 

Phone: 440.684.3101 x102  |  Fax: 440.684.3102

mark.atwood at paragon-inc.com  |  www.paragon-inc.com
<http://www.paragon-inc.com/> 

From: nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org
[mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org] On Behalf Of Ronald Van
Putte
Sent: Thursday, October 07, 2010 9:18 AM
To: General pattern discussion
Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Acceptable use policy for the list...

It'll be interesting to see what happens next. The survival of our
newsletter is tied directly to the number of advertisers.  If those who sell
products related to our hobby don't think it is profitable to continue
advertising in the K-Factor, our newsletter will founder.  I'm sure the poor
economy is part of the problem.  As the owner of a small hobby shop, I can
tell you that my sales this year will be about half of what they were 5-7
years ago.

It appears that the number of competitors is down in the southeast.  I was
stunned to see only 12 competitors at the O.J. Stillman contest in
Jacksonville just over a week ago.  That contest normally has numbers in the
high 20s - low 30s.  The Huntsville contest in September used to be a major
contest, but there were so few contestants that we were either flying,
calling or judging all the time.  I know that numbers like that will cause
clubs to think twice about hosting another contest.  After a hiatus of
almost ten years, my club, the Eglin Aero Modellers, is hosting a contest in
just over a week.  I hope the number of competitors is sufficiently high,
because, if they are, I'm sure we will continue hosting the contest.  If
not, there won't be another contest.

Ron

On Oct 6, 2010, at 1:32 PM, Keith Hoard wrote:

So how many competitors do we have left?

Sent from my iPhone

On Oct 6, 2010, at 13:11, mike mueller <mups1953 at yahoo.com> wrote:

 I'm sure some see it as a small deal but if you are a competitor and
attempting to abide by the rules you may have a completly different
perspective. For that reason I think the rules in place are well thought out
and I think Derek is correct in pointing it out. MIke

--- On Wed, 10/6/10, Keith Hoard <khoard at gmail.com> wrote:

From: Keith Hoard <khoard at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Acceptable use policy for the list...
To: "General pattern discussion" <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
Date: Wednesday, October 6, 2010, 12:49 PM

I'll second that!!!

Sent from my iPhone

On Oct 6, 2010, at 12:03, "GEORGE KENNIE" <geobet4 at verizon.net> wrote:

I think this was meant as an advisory. 

I don't think you'd want to call him in January only to find out that they
were no longer an

available item when you had expected them to be.

I have always found his updates to be useful information and his use of our
site to be discreet !

As he is not the only purveyor amoungst our group to utilize the site for a
heads up and certainly 

not abusing the privelidge, it would seem to me that these types of
advisories should be allowed

without recriminations.

I think a discretionary reaction should prevail.

G.

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From: Derek Koopowitz
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Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2010 9:51 AM

Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] Acceptable use policy for the list...

I'd just like to point out a reminder for everyone about the list's
acceptable use policy. please see:

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